David Payne to Roy, out Caught by Smith!! The slower ball does the trick for Payne and Roy's superb innings has been cut short - was pushed across the right-hander and Roy is once again through with the shot, catches the lower half and he ends up scooping it right down long-off's throat -Smith runs in and takes it with ease. Roy c Smith b David Payne 70(39) [4s-6 6s-5]
David Payne to Roy, no run, change of pace from Payne, slips in the slower ball and the angle takes it across the right-hander - Roy was shaping for the reverse sweep and is undone by the lack of pace
David Payne to Roy, no run, full and pushed across the right-hander - Roy was looking to slog it over long-on and missed
Meredith to Roy, 1 run, low full-toss as Roy came down the pitch, squeezes an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to the off-side
Meredith to Roy, wide the slower bouncer from Meredith, but it loops high over Roy's head and is called as a wide
Meredith to Roy, FOUR, this is turning out to be an expensive set from Meredith - full and wide of off, Roy gets under it and he then hammers the drive over extra-cover, couple of bounces and over the ropes
Meredith to Roy, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Roy, he's on a roll now - Meredith misses the yorker and Roy can get under it, held his shape on the drive and lifted it back over the non-striker's head, one bounce and over the ropes
Meredith to Roy, SIX, a free-flowing drive and Roy has carved the drive high over extra-cover - width on offer from Meredith, Roy leans into the drive, plays through the line and watches it soar over
Ben Kellaway to Roy, 1 run, low full-toss from Kellaway, driven down to long-on for a single
Ben Kellaway to Roy, FOUR, Roy gets lucky now - tossed up on off and Roy was looking to slog it over long-on, loses his shape compleetely and the inside edge rolls past the leg-stump
Ben Kellaway to Roy, wide Kellaway looks to go wide and spills it well past the tramlines, called as a wide
Ben Kellaway to Roy, 1 run, tossed up on middle, swept behind square on the on-side, the single brings up Roy's fifty, 1st of the season - 4th overall
Chris Green to Roy, 2 runs, slower and drifting into the pads, Roy comes down the pitch and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs
Chris Green to Roy, no run, flatter and just outside off, punched off the back-foot to cover
Chris Green to Roy, FOUR, crunched, too full and too wide from Green - the round the wicket angle makes it easier for Roy, he opens up the front-leg and then hammers the drive through extra-cover
Chris Green to Roy, 1 run, tad too full from Green, driven down to long-off for a single
Josh Hull to Roy, 1 run, short and into the body. Roy muscles a one-handed pull, behind square on the on-side for a single
Josh Hull to Roy, 2 runs, the slower short ball, was bowled into the pitch and pushed across the right-hander - Roy dragged the pull and seemed to have beaten deep mid-wicket to his right, but Green puts up a big dive and keeps them down to a couple
Josh Hull to Roy, 1 run, another slower ball, this one has width and itr's drilled down to long-off - Smith is quick on the ball and keeps them down to a single
Chris Green to Roy, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven down to long-off for a single
Ben Kellaway to Roy, 1 run, a chance and Kellaway has put it down, was drilled hard, but it came straight back and at a good height, in and out of the bowler's grasp, he'd feel he should've taken it
Ben Kellaway to Roy, no run, appeal for LBW and they've reviewed, Roy was shaping for the reverse sweep and missed, but has it pitched outside leg? Kellaway is bowling from round the wicket - no bat and glove, UltraEdge confirms the same. Onto ball-tracking and it's indeed pitching well outside leg, NOT OUT is the call
Ben Kellaway to Roy, FOUR, flighted on middle, Roy stays leg-sided, the length allows him to get under the ball and he then clouts it over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes
Ben Kellaway to Roy, 1 run, fraction short from Kellaway, Roy backs away and cuts it past cover for a single
Josh Hull to Roy, 1 run, slower short ball from Hull, bowled into the pitch and it's dragged behind square on the on-side for a single
Saif Zaib to Roy, 1 run, Zaib drags the length back, Roy comes down the pitch and drives it down to long-off for a single
Saif Zaib to Roy, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Roy - comes down the pitch, doesn't get too close to the ball and that gives the room to play the lofted drive, high and over long-off for another maximum
Saif Zaib to Roy, SIX, smashed, a shimmy down the pitch - Roy gets right to the pitch of the ball and then swings through the line, sends it high and back over the bowler's head, all the way over the ropes
Chris Green to Roy, 1 run, Green comes from round the wicket and drifts one on off, dragged away over wide mid-on for a single
Chris Green to Roy, no run, Green tosses one just outside off, pushed in front of mid-off
Chris Green to Roy, FOUR, nicely played, tossed up just outside off, right in the slot and Roy drives it on the rise, up and over mid-off for a boundary
Chris Green to Roy, no run, a loud shout for LBW, the umpire thinks and then raises his finger - Roy has reviewed this, it did straighten, but did it pitch in line? Hang on, it's clearly come off his glove and the decision is changed - NOT OUT, tossed up on leg and it straightened on Roy's sweep, flicked the glove and then hit the pad
Meredith to Roy, leg byes, 1 run, a direct hit and Coles was struggling, they tried to steal a leg-bye as the ball popped up off Roy's pads, went straight to backward point and he had plenty of time, could've gone either end, he went the striker's end and missed with Coles having given up
Meredith to Roy, no run, pacy from Meredith, goes short and follows Roy as he backed away, past the pull and flies through to the keeper
Meredith to Roy, no run, good comeback from Meredith, goes full with the inswinger as Roy backed away, he just about gets the bat down in time and squeezes an inside edge past the leg-stump
Meredith to Roy, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Roy, this should get him going - shimmies down the pitch, takes the momentum into the pull and then effortlesly pulls Meredith into the stands at square leg
David Payne to Roy, SIX, hammered, a friendly short ball form Payne, came at a harmless height and Roy thumps the pull, didn't bother to swivel across as he sent it soaring over mid-wicket for a maximum
David Payne to Roy, no run, that's cut Roy in half, nipped back off a length and burst past the inside egde of Roy - he was down the pitch and ends up getting completely cramped up
David Payne to Roy, no run, on a length and at the stumps, turned off the back-foot to mid-wicket
Meredith to Roy, no run, appeal for LBW, but there seemed to be two noises, could've been going down leg as well,. full and shaping back into the right-hander, Roy was looking to flick it onto the on-side
Meredith to Roy, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Roy drops it in front of point, he wanted a run and is sent back